American interest in peace abroad and liberty at home required its permanent enrollment in world affair
Who are the working poor?
Individuals who seek a job or have one but don�t get paid enough to unclaimed bankruptcy
Give an example of an alleviative strategy for poverty
Cash benefits , welfare
Give an example of in-kind benefits
medical
Give 4 examples of environmental problems
oil spills, acid rain, global warming, ozone depletion
Give both the liberal and conservative view of welfare.
liberal: support \ just right �conservative smother initiative and independence
Demographic changes that are making changes necessary to social security retirement are
low birth rate and longer life expectancy because of the baby boom enough to pay and go
Since the end of the second world war, major foreign policy initiatives have originated from the US presidency
TRUE
During the presidency of bill Clinton the US intervened in
Bosnia Haiti Kosovo
D�tente
means a relaxation of tension between countries
What does the Hughes Ryan amendment (1974) require?
If passed�
Why is congress poorly equipped to conduct foreign policy?
Poclism-narrow minded organization weakness
What are the BRIC countries?
Brazil Russia India china biggest economy
Which is the elite corps of employment in the state department?
Foreign service officers
In 2003 congress added a program to Medicare. What was it?
Prescription drug benefits part d
What the characteristic of �underclass�poverty
chronic unemployment unstable family environment welfare dependency high incident of crime
What did the environment reach the public policy agenda in the 1960 and 70�s?
Public view became post materialistic quality view of life became post mate like Santa Barbra oil spill 3 mile love canal successful industrialization of war
Internationalism is a belief that America�s interest in peace abroad and liberty at home requires its�
permanent involvement in world affairs
The immediate reason for the Truman doctrine were�
civil war in Greece and soviet pressure on turkey
Opponents of Medicare in1965 called it
socialized medicine
How did the welfare reform act fundamentally change welfare?
Placing work and training requirements time limits 2 consecutively 5 total life time changed to TANF
Which is an example of public assistance?
Welfare ( supplemental security income
The original social security act of 1935
insures only workers in commerce and industry after 1935 congress added other occupation groups to the act including: self-employment farmers, military personnel, self-employed professionals, the president, vice president and members of congress
Regulatory agencies like EPA ultimately receive their authority from
congress makes laws
George Washington Farwell address advocated that US foreign policy should be one of
isolationism
Environmental regulations
promise environmental benefits and impose monetary costs
Which cabinet department administers the food stamp program?
USDA apartment of ag
What are examples of legislation passed under the
great society?
Food stamps, civil rights, voting, under president Johnson
What programs were implemented under the new deal?
Social programs under Roosevelt: social security,
FTAP, unemployment.
BRIC countries
Brazil Russia India china
International monetary fund
United Nations designed to promote international
monetary cooperation
World Bank
specialized agency of the United Nations that makesloan to poor nations for economic development _BORROW_
DOD
established national security 1947, formulating
military policy and maintain armed forces
ACDA
agency of the state dept. responsible for research on
arms control and often involved in the actual negotiations
Carter doctrine
1980 reverse Persian Gulf vital interest of US attend
to outside power to control will be resisted nuclear war_
Truman Doctrine
containment of communism
State department
routine daily functions of foreign policy, represents united states
abroad, involved in international negotiations, supervised foreign aid
programs, policy recommendation to president
Marshal plan
1947 secretary state general European countries cash to recover grants
integration
The evolution of American social security programs after 1935 has been
through
incrementalism – slowly charged
George Washington’s farewell address in regards to foreign policy
Expand our trading relations with other nations, but have as little
political connection as possible with foreign nations.
National environmental policy act
national policy which will encourage productive and enjoyable harmony
between man and his environment; to promote efforts which will prevent or
eliminate damage to the environment and biosphere and stimulate the health and
welfare of man
EPA
agency that controls and air and water pollution and protect environment
Food stamps
programs that provided the eligible needy with coupons that can be used
to purchase food
“In-kind” benefits
non cash benefits such as medical needy social welfare
The new deal
est. persuasive and active role for the national gov
The Great society
president Lyndon society aggressive gov action to help the poor and
disatvange
Social security-
passed by new deal insurance financed by taxes on workers and employment
programs
Domestic policy
public policy that comprised of policy decision on matters affecting
individuals within political systems
Social insurance
welfare programs
provide cash or services to aged disabled and special needs
Welfare
public money given to people whose desire to live off public dole is
greater than their desire to work for living
Welfare reform act-
1996 law that fundamentally altered the AFDC welfare program by renaming
it TANF and placing work and training requirements as well as time limits on
its use.
Medicare-
social insurance 2nd national gov great society elderly and disabled
TANF-
temporary assistance for needy fam
Medicaid
means tested medical care programs providing in-kind medical benefits
for the poor
Medicare-
social insurance 2nd national gov great society elderly and disabled
Unemployment
UI, provides workers, who lose their jobs through no fault of their own,
with weekly unemployment insurance payments. The UI program is 100% funded by
employers who pay taxes on wages paid to employees
Alleviative strategies to handle poverty
in-kind benefits: housing assistance, school lunch program, emergency
fuel assistance
“Underclass” poverty
proportion of the poor comprised of individuals isolated from rest of
society.
“Working poor”
individual, employed or seeking employment but still defined as poor
Bush’s plan for social security
limiting benefits for wealthy retirees;indexing benefits to prices
rather than wages;increasing the retirement age; and discouraging taking Social
Security benefits early.
Social security act
passed in the new deal: system of old age insurance financed by taxes on
worker and employers, compensation for the unemployed jointly administered by
the national state gov grants to the state to provide cash assistanfe to
dependent children ,blinded dis
Public assistance
Government benefits provided to the needy, usually in the form of cash
or vouchers.
liberal ideals of welfare
initiate and extended the program is right necessary to help redress
economic imbalances in capitalist systems
Conservative
opposed the creation and extension of social welfare programs bcuz
entrust gov with decisions that should be left to individuals and groups like
independence and citizen mindless bureaucracy
Supplemental security income (SSI)
social security administration where by the national gov guarantees a
certain level of income for the needy, aged, blind, and disabled
What are examples of legislation passed under the great society
Food stamps, civil rights, voting, under president Johnson
Bush doctrine
no inside power can claim Persian golf Iran Iraq and north Korea
Détente
relaxation applied to soviet American relations in
early1970-arms control improved
Manifest Destiny
concept which heavily influenced American policy in the 1800s. The idea was the driving force behind the rapid expansion of America into the West from the East, and it was heavily promoted in newspapers, posters, and through other mediums. While Manifest Destiny was not itself an official government policy, it led to the passage of legislation such as the Homestead Act,
Containment
the blocking of another nation's attempts to spread communism influencean act or policy of restricting the territorial growth or ideological influence of another, especially a hostile nation
Hughes-Ryan Amendment
1974 United States federal law that amended the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. The Act was named for its co-authors, Senator Harold E. Hughes (D-Iowa) and Representative Leo Ryan (D-CA). The Act required the President of the United States to report all covert operations of the Central Intelligence Agency to one or more Congressional committees within a set time limit.
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
The organization constitutes a system of collective defence whereby its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party
Cold War
conflict between the Communist nations led by the Soviet Union and the democratic nations led by the United States. It is fought by all means - propaganda, economic war, diplomatic haggling and occasional military clashes
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) is a cabinet department of the United States federal government, created in response to the September 11 attacks, and with the primary responsibilities of protecting the United States of America and U.S. Territories (including Protectorates)[vague] from and responding to terrorist attacks, man-made accidents, and natural disasters
WTO
World Trade Organization (WTO) is the only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations.
The SSI program is administered by which department?